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The odds of getting a royal flush in poker are exactly 1 in 649,740.
Wouldn't the number of cards dealt per hand change the odds? I would expect a royal flush from 7 cards to be more likely than with 5 cards, for example.
 

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If everyone on earth was to compete in a global game of Rock Paper Scissors, the winner will only have to play 32 times.
 

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You forgot a very important factor in RPS. No one plays once, it's almost always best of 3.
that's a uniquely American permutation. In Japan we play once. And we don't use 2 hands either.
Aside: now compute the number of rounds when you introduce the other 2 options: lizard and Spock.
 

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9x9+7 = 88
98x9+6= 888
987x9+5=8888
9876x9+4=88888
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9876543x9+1=88888888
98765432x9+0=888888888


1234x8+4=9876
12345x8+5=98765
123456x8+9=987654
1234567x8+7=9876543
12345678x8+8=98765432


PS. 10 points to person who guesses which TV show and 100 points if you can pinpoint the episode it's from.
 

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This one just occurred to me when I saw that Brooks Brothers is filing Chapter 11. Did you know that from 1865 to 2003, Brooks Brothers did not sell black suits? Do you know why?

Abraham Lincoln was wearing a black Brooks Brothers suit and coat when he was assassinated. Brooks Brothers immediately stopped selling them out of respect for the president.
 
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To achieve an advertised list price of US$2,368, the original Mustang was based heavily on familiar yet simple components, many of which were already in production for other Ford models. Many (if not most) of the interior, chassis, suspension, and drive train components were derived from those used on Ford's Falcon and Fairlane.

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The 2000 Mustang Cobra R featured 3.55 gears, a Gerodisc hydro-mechanical differential with speed and torque sensitivity, and a Tremec T-56 6-speed manual transmission that was closely geared for drag racing or road course usage. This was the first Mustang to offer a 6-speed manual transmission.

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Even Ford couldn't have predicted how successful the Mustang would be. On the opening day, 22,000 units were sold and dealerships were forced to take waiting lists. By the end of the year, Ford had sold more than 260,000 of the new Mustang vehicles.
 
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The opposite sides of a die will always add up to 7
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